Towline



J. ROLLAND July 6,1926.

TOW LINE Filed Feb. 13. 1925 gwwmfoz JZYQOBPOLL I 1 dam/45m Theprincipal ob Patented uly 6,1926. 1

, Application met February l 1925. seria nbfasms].

f My inveni sion."relates' to tow/lines; and e I H c attached.

especially'to such as are adapted for use in v ftowing one motonvehiclebyl nileans of an- I I, p line is denoted generally bythe numeral 5and-1s prov ded with two branches 6 at one 4 5 The prior-art disclosestoW l nes lnclud ing v rions means for attachment to the axles of thetowing and towed vehicles. These connect ng ineans, frequently includearrangements whereby the axles may be vin v eluded in aloop formed atthe endsotthe' line. Such arrangements usually involvea loop includingseparably connectedpoi'tions which are designed to be separated to'per-" mit placing of the loop around an axle. Such V arrangementnecessarily requires: a fastening meansfor holdingtheloop closed. Othertow line arrangements seine prior art involve an'axle engaging portionwhich v i is separable from the main part 01 the-line.

increases the cost of aline', and in addition,

naturally increases. the numberof -places likely to become Worn and thusdetract from W I p clearly indicated in hignre ,2, .o votal con -theeihciency o'l -the device." V p 'ect of my 1 invention; is to provide atoW lineha-ving means at the tends thereof whereby the line maybe passedaround the axle of, a vehicle and J formed in aslip knot. the meanswhereby such knot is formed being permanently; carried'by said loopswhich are closed at all times, a line characterized by'my inventloniavin no separa -e-e omen 0 i Q l g L b 1 ts t become lost or Worn whichtend to lessen the efiiciency of Another mj 'afid vice; of thischaracten portant objecto'fthe invention is'toprovide a novel spliceholding and Wear protecting device for the loops and a meanswhereby,they Will always bear against the body to l which the line is attachedra The above and other features of novelty which characterize myinvention are pointed out with particularity in, the claims annexed toand forming a part of thisspeeification. HoWever, for a betterunderstand-' ing of the invention and its advantages, reference shouldbe had to the accompanying drawings which illustratewhat I nowregard asa preferred embod ment of my inventive'ideaa in both views to indicatesimilar parts. i In the drawings:

' Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating the application of theinvention,V

The presence offvarious accessory elements I such ends are spliced llltOthe line n the fbeen-Ydone, itfvvill be obvious of theflline will resultin the tightening of the hitches upon the axle. ltis to be noted Likereference characters have been used V Figure 2 is a perspective viewofthe line Referring speoifically to. the drawings, the

end, such branches and the opposite end of said linc beings-providedWith loops 6?? and 5, respectively; a The branches 6 maybe produced bysplic ng O1,Otl16fWlS9 connecting a lengthof cable the lined} ii iteiw vmediate its ends, and in ordeifl to render shown. in the drawing.psimilar conically cri nped members (similar to'the member 8; arensedforretaining'the loose ends of the; loops o f'and 6?, it beingunderstood that same" manner as abovedescribed. Each JACOBHOLLAND,OEGARHEGIE, PnNnsYLvAnIA} {j l morelpositive;such gconneetion,mrmpra; I .tect the same aga nst Wear, a'l'tubul ar member-'8 1s passedalongthe line and crnnped V loopffslidably carries" across memberfll),as

nliook 9. p In applying the invention the branches 6 are passed aroundthe rearaxle 10 ot the towing vehicle and each loop 'is positionedagainst the branch rearwardly ofthe axle,

Its hook 9- is :then ,s\vnng transversely across the loop :and engagedth-the: op-

posite si de thereofbeneath the part of the branch immed ately beneath.L A slip knot This having like hitch is thus' producedf that pull ngparticularlyir m FigureQ thatlthe cross. inenibers are bowed inwardlyintermediate :their: ends, as indi ated at 9 itfbeing 0bserved thattheseportionsare adapted to v engage'the branches and form what might betermed a guide for the loops 6 in their movement in thedirectionoftheaxle 10 when the line is being drawn taut} This is a veryadvantageous feature, for the reason that if the line "forming thebranches" 6 i should become jammed at one side of the loop, it Would belikelyto result in disengagementof the hook and Would result inthe-unequal tightening of "the slip hitches ofthe branches;

pp i nof the loop t th f nt that they may be disengaged. form the linewith the branches '6 for cona-xle-of the vehicle to be towed is made inthe manner identical to that just previously described.

The tow line having'been applied as just" described can only bedisconnected by creating a slack in the line so as to relieve thepressure from the cross members 9 so- 1 preferably nection to the towingvehicle so as to equalize the strain at each side of the differentialhousing. No branches are I employed for attachment to the towed vehiclefor the reason that in making a sharp turn the strand 5or branch 0branches would be likely to lengage with loop on the branch strand. Thebowed guide part 9 'of the hook, while'it facilitates the applicationofthe device and prevents subsequentdisenga-gement of the hoolr orjamming, does reduce thefriction of the main upon cross member 9 andagainst the end of the loop. Therefore, without the conically crinipedmembers 7 the loop would slide partially around the axle and member 9would be likely to become bent 7 or broken and in any event the hitchwould be most difficult to nnfasten. It is therefore, seen that by thestructure recited the position of the loop and hitch is effectuallymaintained at all times; the loop splices are protected against wear;and the loop splice protecting means (conically crimped members 7supplies suflicient functional restraint so that the cross member 9 canbe provided with the guide recess '9? for the purpose specified withoutsuch a loss of friction as to detractfrom the, efficiency of the line. 7

Having thus described my inventron what 1s claimed lfThe combinationwith a tow line 01:

the like having its end reverted and connected tothe maln strand todefine'a loop;

of a protective casing for. said connection,

means for connecting said loop to the main strand to form :a sliphitchattachment to a vehicle axle or the like, said casing enthe axle whenthe line is in'use and frictionally restraining said loop and mainstrand connecting means from wrapping around said axle 1 v52..'lhecombinatioh withfa tow line orthe like having its end revertedand connected to the main strand to define a loop; of-a protectivecasing for said connection, a rigid cross member having an eye at onecndand a hook at the other: for connecting said loop to the main strandto form a slip hitch atcross member having a medialopen guide andfriction reduclng recess for said main strand, said casing engaging theaxle when tachment to a vehicle axleor the like, said the line is in useand frictionally restraining said loop' andcross member from wrappingaround said axle.

3. The combination with a tow line or the like having its end revertedand connected 'to the main strand to define a loop of a conicalprotective casing crimpedabout sa d connection with its flared endextending in the 'direction of said loop, means for connecting said loopto the'main strand to form a slip hitch attachment to a vehicle axleorthe like, said casing engaging the axle when the line is in use andfrictional ly restrainsaid loop and main strand connecting means fromwrapping around said axle.

4. T he combination with a. tow line or the like having its end revertedand connected to the m H1 strand to define a loop; of a conicalprotective casingcrimped about said connection with'its fiared endextending in the direction of said loop, a rigid cross member having aneye at one end and a'hook the other for connecting said loop to the l toa vehicle axle or the like, said cross memredi-icing recess for'saidmain strand, said casing the 8X18 when theline is in use andfrictionally restraining said loop and cross member from wrapping aroundsaid axle. V

lirtes'timony whereof l afiix my signature JACOB HOLLAND,

main strand to form a slip hitch attachment her having a medial openguide and friction

